Even chilly weather didn’t discourage the largest crowd to ever turned out for the Candy Cane Cash drawing Saturday morning at David Allen Memorial Ballpark.

The temperature hovered around 40 degrees according to the ball field thermometer as around six or seven thousand people waited anxiously hoping their ticket number would be called.

Five prizes were given away to five lucky winners Saturday during the Candy Cane Cash drawing: Two $500 prizes, two $1,000 prizes and one grand prize of $5,000.

For five lucky winners their frozen fingers and toes were worth it.

“My frozen toes are worth it!” said Sherri Fuksa, winner of the $5,000 grand prize.

When Fuksa realized she had the winning ticket her eyes opened wide and she started to scream. She reached over and grabbed her husband’s face and planted a big kiss on him.

“Oh my God. I can’t believe it. I never win anything. I am in absolute shock,” said Fuksa. “I can’t even call my oldest daughter because she is taking the ACT.”

According to Fuksa’s husband, Bruce, they only had about 64 tickets. The winning ticket for Fuksa was from Jumbo Foods.

Other winners include: Jennifer Weyrowski, $500; April Anson, $500; Rhonda Decker, $1,000 and Larry Otwell, $1,000.

Weyrowski won $500 on the very first draw. Her winning ticket was from Sun Loans.

“I wasn’t even going to come,” said Weyrowski. “I am so excited.”

No one claimed the second ticket draw for $500 but that gave Anson the chance to claim the second $500 prize.

“I can’t believe it. It is just crazy. I came in from Garber for this,” said Anson.

Decker’s winning $1,000 ticket came from Tiger Pawn.

“I’m kind of nervous. I am shaking I am so excited,” said Decker.

Otwell’s persistence won him $1,000. His winning ticket was from Jumbo Foods.

“I’ve never won and I’ve been here every year,” said Otwell. “I can’t believe it.”

There were over 400,000 tickets in the hopper according to Debbi Knoll, News and Eagle advertising director. The tickets represents over four million dollars worth of spending in Enid, according to Frank Baker, Eagle Marketing director, and April Danahy, Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce representative.

“We had more merchants than ever before. We had over 40 this year,” said Baker.

The goal of Candy Cane Cash is to keep retail dollars in Enid.

“We have one goal: To keep our spending dollars in Enid and northwest Okla-homa,” said Jon Blanken-ship, president and CEO of Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce.

There is a second chance drawing for non-winning tickets at Jumbo Foods and United Supermarket Dec. 19.

Jumbo’s prizes include a new 4-wheeler, $150 of groceries per month and other prizes.

Matt Hellier, was the overall and male winner of the Candy Cane Dash. Jackie Miller was the female winner of the dash. The Switzer family was the winner of the Candy Cane Dash costume contest. Eve, Amina and Rhys Switzer were dressed as a snowman family with the motto “The family that freezes together, stays together” on their backs.